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Life Before Man
Life Before Man
Author: Margaret Atwood
Imprisoned by walls of their own construction, here are three people, each in mid-life, mid-crisis, forced to make choices--after the rules have changed. Elizabeth with her controlled sensuality, her suppressed rage, is married to the wrong man. She has just lost her latest lover to suicide. Nate, her gentle, indecisive husband, is planning to l...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780770417628
ISBN-10: 0770417620
Publication Date: 1982
Pages: 292
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Publisher: Bantam-Seal
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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This is an amazing book of short stories that will have you turning the pages until you finish all of the stories - Margaret Atwood at her best !
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Complex, literary, and carefully written. It wasn't my favorite Atwood book, but is worth a read.
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Anyone who enjoys Atwoods work doesn't want to miss this one
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Relationships ending, relationships beginning, and everything in between. It was hard to really root for any of the characters though, as they were all quite flawed in their own ways. Well-written though.
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Loved it.
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I read this book many years ago. I liked it enough to buy all the rest of Margaret Atwood's works.
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Very introspective... somewhat depressing but worth reading


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